Ramble away Labor Day Sunday at Mojo's

Pete Bland

Thursday

Aug 30, 2012 at 12:01 AMAug 30, 2012 at 1:00 PM

Through their years in The Record Collector, Rich Smith, Barry Hibdon and Travis McFarlane have proved they know how to bring local talent together to throw a party fueled by rock historia, if not a little hysteria.

This Labor Day weekend, with a little help from organizer Chris Gebhardt, Hibdon's former longtime abettor in Columbia icon Ditch Witch, the bash takes a more countrified turn, but one that's still firmly steeped in that genre's roots.

Smith, Hibdon, McFarlane and Gebhardt will be joined on stage by Shannon Mercer  another former member of Ditch Witch  Brock Johnson, Mike Lemon, Charley Waddill and a couple of surprise guests to cap Sunday's BoCoMo Ramble at Mojo's.

Details can be found in the After Hours calendar, but for more information, visit mojoscolumbia.com or  for the truest taste of what you can expect from the gathering  search for "BoCoMo Ramble" on Facebook.

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Hard to believe, but the more exclusive passes for the 2013 edition of the True/False Film Fest  yes, it's the 10th for the event that has blossomed into one of the world's premier documentary showcases  go on sale Saturday.

Both Super Circle ($700) and Silver Circle ($400) passes will be available at truefalse.org beginning at 8 a.m.

In addition to the usual privileges included with the Super Circle pass  first crack at online ticket reservations; consultation time with fest programmers; parties, parties and more parties; etc.  two new perks have been added this time around.

Passholders now will receive free admission to the rest of the DocuMemories series currently under way at Ragtag Cinema. The retrospective  which began in June and runs through February  features standouts from each of the past nine years at True/False. Up next is T/F 2008's "Forbidden Lie$" on Sept. 24.

Also, Super Circlers will eventually take home complimentary copies of "Rarely Has Reality Needed So Much to Be Re-imagined: A Mostly True History of the True/False Film Fest." The booklet  that's a working title  will look back at the first 10 years of True/False while also peeking ahead at the future of the fest through "essays, art, tidbits and secret stories from all your favorite T/F conspirators."

As usual, a portion of the purchase price of a Super Circle pass is tax-deductible as a charitable donation to the festival. This time, the amount is $300.

Also beginning Saturday is online registration for the True Life Run. For a $30 entry fee, participants will be able to take part in True/False's annual 5K run/walk and receive an official T-shirt and breakfast at the end of the race.

Proceeds from the run go to T/F's True Life Fund, the philanthropic arm of the fest that aids subjects of designated films, such as recent selections "Bully" (2012) and "The Interrupters" (2011).

Those who complete the True Life Run will be able to attend a screening of the 2013 True Life Fund film  which is still to be announced  at a discounted $5.

The 2013 True/False Film Fest is set for Feb. 28-March 3 in and around downtown Columbia. For more information, visit truefalse.org.

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Columbia-connected horror compendium "V/H/S"  one of the more divisive presentations in True/False history  is available today for on-demand viewing through some providers and also can be seen on iTunes.

A breakout hit at Sundance before screening to wildly mixed reactions at True/False, "V/H/S"  which counts among its many collaborators writer/producer Simon Barrett, producer Kim Sherman and cinematographer Andrew Droz Palermo, all of whom either still reside here or have previously called Columbia and/or Mid-Missouri home  opens in theaters beginning Oct. 5.

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